Craft Fair, Abbeydale Picture House
This scene presented itself on a visit to a fair adjacent to the Abbeydale Picture House, a Grade ll listed former cinema undergoing a revival, on the edge of Sheffield's Antiques Quarter. It's a blend of mixed architectural references including a couple of white faience-tiled Deco-esque elevations and the cupola you can see in the painting. The interest lay firstly in the light, top left, casting shadows over the courtyard, from which the canopy emerges (always a nice counterpoint in a painting); and secondly the characterful three-wheeled wagon dispensing hot drinks to the punters, who I've left as fairly anonymous, lost-edged darks, albeit with the occasional highlight framed by their backdrop. Watercolour on a spiral bound A4 cartridge pad
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Brian Smith
I am a Sheffield-based professional artist working primarily in watercolour but I sketch from life prolifically in all sorts of media to hone skills and preserve memories, and I enjoy dabbling with pastels. I run three structured courses per week in watercolour, provide 1:1 tution, co-run lifeā¦
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